Catalogue description THE KNIGHT OF THE VALLEY'S LANDS.

Inquisition taken 7 March 1572, concerning the Knight of the Valley's lands. ["FitzGerald" in the margin.]

Names of the Jurors: Theobald Burcke, of Karrigkirill; Garret FitzMoris, of Thomastowne; James Lewis, of Crominigh, Thomas McMorris, of Behagh; John McMorris, of Ballymone; Gerott FitzWilliam, of Beolarie; Garett McMorris, of Bornonne; Morris McEdmond, of Ballinoe; Thomas McRichard, of Balliknockbane; John Coomyn, of Limerick, alderman; Stephen Sexten, of the same; Donell O'Brien, of Karrigkonill.

We find that the Knight of the Valley died seized of the Castle of the Vale, with 13 plough lands thereto belonging, four of which pay cess to the Earl of Desmond. Edmund FitzDavid holds of the said Knight 7 ploughlands belonging to the Castle of the Vale, paying nothing for one of them, and out of the other six, three marks per annum, when they are inhabited, otherwise nothing, and paying his portion of cesses as others do. The said Knight died seized of the town and castle of Castelltowne, the town and castle of the Behir, the town and castle of the Capigh, and of the towns of Kilbriden, Arlomane and Cloingcollon, Ballylougirth, Fahighe, Clohiran, Mowyh, Ballygawe, and Drologhan, and certain ploughlands belonging to these places. He made continual claim to the town of Balligiliahan, now in the possession of Edmund McDavid.

Edmund McDavid and Moris Ykhea hold the town of Shanneballymore, with two ploughlands, of the Knight of the Valley, each of them paying yearly 10s., that is to say, 5s. at Christmas and 5s. at Easter; "and when strangers be cessed upon the country, to bear their portion thereof according the rate of their lands." John FitzMorris and Thomas McBarny hold of the late Knight the town of Ballymnonye and one ploughland, each of them paying yearly 10s. Moris Ikhea holds the town of the Digirth and half a ploughland, for the rent of 5s. per annum. Garett McMoris holds Ballinigowle and two ploughlands, for the rent of 20s.; "and when any strangers should come to the Knight's house, to bear part of them, according to the rate of his land, for two days and two nights." Edmund Oge and David McPhelipp hold the New Towne called Ballinoe and one ploughland for the rent of 10s.; Oge paying two parts thereof and McPhelipp three parts. John Oge McShane holds Ballichane and one ploughland for the rent of 10s. Thomas McRikarde holds Ballinknocknane and one ploughland for the rent of 10s.

The town [of] Beolane owes him 10s. per annum and cess after one ploughland. Balinstini owes him cesse after the same rate. The town of Moneregan owes him cess "The said Knight's lands are to be cessed with all manner of cesses as the freeholders' aforesaid lands are to be charged withal, except the lands belonging to Castletowne only, which of old time are free of any such cess." He was seized a little before his death of the fourth part of the town and lands of Williams Towne, which he had in mortgage of John O'Rone, for kine. He died seized of Ballyvadocke and one ploughland, and had a noble out of this town; of the advowson of the parsonage and vicarage of the church of Kilkornall; of a waste mill and waste weir at Castletowne, and of a waste mill and a waste weir at the Castle of the Valley.

Copy or abstract.

Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts preserved in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth, ed. J. S. Brewer & W. Bullen (6 vols., 1867-73), vol. I, document 296.